Acts 18:12

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While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the judgment seat.

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  • Acts 13:7 : 7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.
  • Acts 18:27 : 27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.
  • Rom 15:26 : 26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.
  • 1 Cor 16:15 : 15 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters—you know the household of Stephanas, that they were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to serving the saints—
  • 2 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:
  • 2 Cor 9:2 : 2 For I know your eagerness, which I boast about on your behalf to the Macedonians, saying that Achaia has been prepared since last year. And your zeal has stirred up many others.
  • 2 Cor 11:10 : 10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
  • Matt 27:19 : 19 While he was seated on the judgment seat, his wife sent a message to him, saying, 'Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered greatly today in a dream because of Him.'
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.
  • Acts 14:2 : 2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and turned them against the brothers.
  • Acts 14:19 : 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.
  • Acts 17:5 : 5 But the Jews, becoming jealous, gathered some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and caused an uproar in the city. They attacked Jason's house, seeking to bring Paul and Silas out to the assembly.
  • Acts 17:13 : 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the Word of God in Berea as well, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.
  • Acts 18:16-17 : 16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat. 17 Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio showed no concern for any of this.
  • John 19:13 : 13 So Pilate, when he heard this statement, brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, which in Aramaic is called Gabbatha.
  • Acts 13:12 : 12 Then the proconsul, when he saw what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
  • 1 Thess 1:7-8 : 7 As a result, you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you—not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out everywhere, so that we don’t need to say anything.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you and drag you into court?
  • Rom 16:5 : 5 Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Achaia.
  • Acts 21:27-36 : 27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.' 29 They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar. 32 At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 The commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and asked who he was and what he had done. 34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another. Because the commander could not get at the truth due to the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. 35 When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the crowd was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers. 36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, 'Take him away!'
  • Acts 25:10 : 10 Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself clearly know.'

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  • Acts 18:13-17
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    13They said, 'This man persuades people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law.'

    14But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, 'If this were a case of wrongdoing or a serious crime, Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear you out.'

    15'But if this is about questions of words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.'

    16And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

    17Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio showed no concern for any of this.

  • Acts 18:11
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    11So Paul stayed there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.

  • Acts 28:17
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    17After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Acts 25:6-9
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    6After spending more than ten days among them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day, he took his seat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought in.

    7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

    8Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

    9But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, replied to Paul, 'Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried there before me on these charges?'

  • Acts 25:17-18
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    17When they came here, I did not delay, but the next day took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.

    18When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 17:13
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    13But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the Word of God in Berea as well, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

  • Acts 18:4-5
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    4Every Sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

    5When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

  • Acts 16:20
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    20They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and they are causing an uproar in our city.'

  • Acts 21:27-28
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    27When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

    28Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'

  • Acts 19:29-30
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    29The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's traveling companions.

    30Paul wanted to go in before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him.

  • Acts 17:1
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    1After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

  • Acts 18:1
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    1After this, Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

  • Acts 18:19
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    19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

  • Acts 17:5-6
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    5But the Jews, becoming jealous, gathered some wicked men from the marketplace, formed a mob, and caused an uproar in the city. They attacked Jason's house, seeking to bring Paul and Silas out to the assembly.

    6When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city rulers, shouting, 'These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here too.'

  • Acts 17:8
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    8They stirred up the crowd and the city rulers as they heard these things.

  • Acts 27:1
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    1When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.

  • Acts 14:5
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    5When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

  • Acts 23:10
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    10When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 21:30-32
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    30The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

    31While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar.

    32At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

  • Acts 18:27
    71%

    27When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.

  • Acts 26:30
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    30The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up and left.

  • Acts 16:22
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    22The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

  • Acts 25:2
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    2The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

  • Acts 22:30
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    30The next day, wanting to know for certain why Paul was being accused by the Jews, the commander released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  • Acts 17:16-17
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    16While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply troubled as he observed the city full of idols.

    17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout people, and every day in the marketplace with those who happened to be there.

  • Acts 23:30
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    30When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 19:10
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    10This continued for two years, so that all the residents of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

  • Acts 24:11
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    11You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • Acts 14:18-19
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    18Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

    19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

  • Acts 13:7
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    7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

  • Acts 24:7
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    7But Lysias, the commander, came and intervened with great force, taking him out of our hands.

  • Acts 13:50
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    50But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.